Building construction



A r.1o;1923.- 1,451,198

v. A. B EN SON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed NOV. 1 1921 J I Flabaea 4, i 1 j 11 Z l I l FBGUREJ' FIGURE 4' INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented pr. 10, 1923.

VICTOR A. BENSON, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed November 1, 1921. Serial No.'512,155.

To all whom. it may concern:

' Beit known that LVIoroR A. BENSON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented certain 1 another object is to'provide a building constructed as indicated which may be quickly disassembled and readily packed in a small space for transportation.

In the drawing,'

Figure 1 is a front'elevation of a building showing my improved methods of construction and assembly.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 33 of Figure 1 showing the method of forming the corner lap of the metal covering. Figure 4 is an enlarged elevation showing my method of assembling the studding, rafters and the ceiling joists.

Figure 5 is an enlarged section on line 55 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, at 1 I show the ground sill upon which the building is erected. On sill 1 is a metal sill 3 composed of angle iron to which the studdings 2 are bolted by means of bolts 15. Said studdin'gs 2 are also composed of angle irons as shown and are arranged equal distances from each other in a vertical plane, and are held in this relation by means of a metal sill 3 at the bottom and by a similar metal plate 4 bolted thereto at their upper ends as shown at 15*.

The rafters 5 are cut as shown and are secured together by means of bolt 6 and angle iron strip 7 at the peak while the outer ends of the same are secured by means of brace plate 8 and the ceiling joists 9. By means of this method of construction I assemble the rafters 5, ceiling joists 9 and the two no sharp edges.

brace plates 8 on the ground and then raise the same into place uponthe studding as a unit and securethe unit in place by means of bolts as shown in Figure 4.

tion' with the'exception of the first unit at each end of the building. This unit having three additional vertical braces 10-11-12 together with a horizontal brace 13 all being bolted together inthe positionsshown.

, In the studdings 2 are arranged a number of holes as 14 which correspond with holes in the corrugated sheet iron with which the building is covered. This sheet iron covering being shown at 18 and is boltedto the frame work by means of bolts [passing through the above mentioned holes. The construction of the'joints atthe four corners of the building is shown clearly in Figure 3.

Riveted to the two studdings 2 which come on each side ofthe door-way is an angle iron 16 which acts as a stop for the door while at 17 is shown another angle iron bolted to the stud 2 and having the sheet iron covering clamped between angleirons 2 and 17 as shown in Figureo.

It is now apparent'that I have so arranged the several parts. of the building that the same maybe easily and quickly erected with .a minimum expense of material and labor while at thegsame time making the structure strong but light of weight and absolutely fireproof, the same being constructed entirely of metal. The angle irons used throughout the structure are L-shaped in. transverse cross SGCtiOIIQ The wholestructure may readily be disassembled and moved to another location with very little expense and trouble. The same construction may be used in a small private garage or in a large commercial building by merely increasing the number of parts and properly arranging the, struts and braces.

The corner construction shown in Figure 3 is particularly desirable since the natural curve of the corrugated sheet iron is utilized in part to effect a rounded corner presenting This rounded corner also provides a water-tight joint since the spring of the metal assists in effecting close contact of the parts.

The door construction shown in Figure 5 provides a strong, rigid and sightly jamb buillt entirely of metal and perfectly water tig t.

It is to All rafter units are of the same construcbe understood, of course, that while a in, each side element of said opening being formed of a pair of vertically extending and horizontally spaced angle irons each arranged with one flange parallel with the wall in which it is placed and the other flange arranged atright'angles thereto and extending toward the interior of the struc ture and a third angle iron arrangd with one flange inserted between the inwardly extending flanges of said parallelly arranged angle irons and another flange extending laterally to' form a door stop.

2. A building construction comprising a framework built up of angle irons L shaped in-transverse cross section, said framework havingla door opening formed therein each side element of said opening being formed of a pair of vertically extending and horizontally spaced angle irons, each arranged with one flange parallel with-the wall in which it is placed and the other flange arranged at right angles thereto and extend- .ing toward the interior of the structure, and

a third angle iron arranged with one flange inserted between the inwardly extending flanges of said parallelly arranged angle irons and another flange extending. laterally toform a door stop, and sheet metal cover ing, for said framework having an edge'inserted between said parallel and spaced angle irons and rigidly secured thereto.

3. A building construction comprising a framework built up of angle irons L shaped in transverse cross-section and sheet metal covering said frame-work, said framework having a door opening formed therein, each side element of said opening being formed of a pair of vertically extending parallel and horizontally spaced angle irons each ar ranged with one flange parallel with the wall in which it is placed and the other flange arranged at right angles thereto and extending toward the interior of the structure, and a third angle iron arranged with one flange inserted between the inwardly extending flanges of said parallel angle irons and secured to the outermost of said angle irons, and the other flange extending laterally to form a door stop.

4. In a construction of the character in dicated, a door frame structure built up of angle lrons L shaped in transverse cross section the said frame comprising a pair of spaced and parallelangle irons, means for detachably securing the two angle irons together, and a thirdangle iron having one flange inserted between two corresponding flanges of said first mentioned angle irons and riveted to the outermost of said flanges and having another flange extending laterally to form, a door stop.

5. A building framework of angle irons L shaped in transverse cross-section and comprising a sill studding and plate bolted together, rafters notched to engage said plate, each pair of rafters being bolted together at their upper ends and spaced at their lower ends by a ceiling joist bolted there to, and a brace plate bolted to the lower end of each rafter, one end of each ceiling joist and the upper end of the adjoining studding.

6.1m building construction, a metal framework, and. corrugated sheet metal,

covering for the same, the sheet metal on one slde of the framework extending around the corner thereof and lying flat against the adjacent side of framework, the sheet metal on said adjacent side extending up to the corner of said framework and then being bent backwardly upon itself to contact with the sheet metal flattened against said framework.

vicron A. BENSON. 

